Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-30
REV. VIM. NORWOOD.
DEATH OF THIS VENERABLE EPIsco-
PAL MINISTER.
Pifty-fvs Years Spent in the Active
Service Of God Sketch Of
His Life.

Eev. Mr. Norw0Od, veneraDie al''
widely-beloved minister of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church, ended q useful
life at his residence, on Grace street
next to st. Paul's church, yesterday
morning. He was BON at Hillsboro,
n. c., October 16, 1906, and was
graduated from the University OF that
State, after which he entered the Cen
eral Seminary in New York and was
there prepared to enter the ministry
He was ordained in April, 1881, and in
October of that year took charge of
several churches in the eastern part OF
North Carolina
FRIEND OF GREELEY.
When he was living in North Carroll
ma Horace Greeley paid visit to that
State, and falling in love with school
teacher there, married her. The cere-
mony was conducted by Mr.. Norwood,
and afterwards he and Horace Greeley
became intimately acquainted. When
Horace Greeley came to Richmond to
90 on the bail bond OF Jefferson Davis
he sought out Mr.. Norwood, who was
then in this city. The Doc
tor and Mr.. Greeley discussed va
rious topics, and on one occa-
sion DR.. Norwood told Mr.. Greeley
that he thought the North ought to pay
the southern people for their slaves
which were liberated by the war Mr..
Greeley replied that he thought it was
an absurd proposition, but that he
would give the matter his most careful
thought and consideration. Some time
afterwards he met DR.. Norwood again
and told him that he had been think
ing deeply over the subject about the
Federal Government paying the south
ern people for their slaves, and had
come to the conclusion that DR.. Nor
wood was right.
REMOVED TO RICHMOND.
On the 1st OF January, 1887, Mr..
Norwood located in this city, having
been called to assist Bishop Moore in
the pastorate of the Monumental
church. The Bishop died in 1Sil, and
Mr.. Norwood was then chosen as rector
of the Monumental. he was an earnest
and effective preacher, and under his
ministration the congregation was
greatly enlarged, and they undertook
the erection of St. Paul's church,
which was finished in 1913, though per-
haps occupied somewhat earlier. fhe
bulk Of the Monumental congregation,
and Dr. Norwood as their rector, es-
tablished themselves at st. Paul's,
while fourteen families declined to
leave the old edilce and continued to
worship at the Monumental.
Dr. Norwood. while very successful
at st. Paul's. had incurred a bronchial
trouble which required him to absent
himself from Richmond for several
winters; two he spent in Florida, one
in Cuba, and one in Rio de Janeiro.
His condition of health was such that
in 1850 he deemed 1t his duty to re-
sign.
LEAVES RICHMOND FOR THE COUNTRY
THENCE TO GEORGETOWN.
In 1851, having partially recovered,
ard beng desirous of testing his physi-
cal ability to preach and to secure the
advantages of country life, he accepted
a call 10 tie Old church of Hanover
and st. Peters of New Kent. In this
field he remained three years, and in
1854 he became rector Of Christ church
of Georgetown, ID. c., and there re-
mained until July, 1861, when, the war
having broken ont, he resigned and re-
turned TO Virginia.
April l, 1862, he became rector of Old
St Johns, here in Richmond. In 1863,
finding that the charge of Il city con-
grepatlon was too burdensome for him,
he resigned at st. Johns, and soon
afterwards became pastor OF Emmanuel
church, in Henrico county. Here he
labored until October, 1885. when his
strength having greatly failed, he gave
mp all regular ministerial work and re-
turned to Richmond.
FAILING HEALTH.
For two years past his health was
very feeble, button Tuesday of last tweek,
when the band Was playing on the Capi-
tol Square, feeling quite well, he
walked ont there and stayed for an
hour or more looking at the children
and enjoying their gambols. He went
back home prostrated, and soon after
wards took to his bed and fell into un-
consciousness, from which there was
but momentary relief, as hc felt thc
touch or heard the voice of his chill
dren or other loved ones.
At half-past T yesterday morning,
worn down by the heat and many dis
eases, this faithful servant of God, the
kind and good husband and father,
breathed his last and went to join the
loved ones gone before
Dr. Norwood was fifty-fye years in
the active ministry. lie was a man OF
solid attaiDments, of great devotion to
his calling, and his piety, goodness,
and gentleness greatly endeared him to
his Pensioners, and, indeed, TO all
with whom he came in contact. His
funeral will take place this afternoon at
) o'clock from ST. Paul's church.